Profiles in Courage George W. Norris (Season 1, Episode 20)
TV Episode | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

Profiles in Courage

George W. Norris (Season 1, Episode 20)

TV Episode | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

In 1917 a lame duck US House of Representatives passes the Armed Ships Bill. Nebraskan Senator George W. Norris, calling it an indirect declaration of war, leads a filibuster against the bill.

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Patricia Mock (as Patricia Rose)

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Updated Mar 28, 1965

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Mar 28, 1965 (United States)

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 2 wins

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Tom Bosley Senator George W. Norris Senator George W. Norris See fewer	Happy Days (1974)
Peter Whitney Gronna Gronna See fewer	The Big Heat (1953)
Dan Tobin Augustus Gardner Augustus Gardner See fewer	Woman of the Year (1942)
Frank Ferguson Edgar Crumpacker Edgar Crumpacker See fewer	This Gun for Hire (1942)
Nelson Olmsted Gilbert Hitchcock Gilbert Hitchcock See fewer	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Byron Foulger Theatre Manager Theatre Manager See fewer	Sullivan's Travels (1941)
John Napier Frederic Babcock Frederic Babcock See fewer	The Great Sioux Massacre (1965)
K.T. Stevens Mrs. Andrews Mrs. Andrews See fewer	Kitty Foyle (1940)
Peter Hobbs Lindbergh Lindbergh See fewer	The Man with Two Brains (1983)
George Mitchell Ennis Ennis See fewer	The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Torin Thatcher Cannon Cannon See fewer	Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Herb Voland La Follette (as Herbert Voland) La Follette (as Herbert Voland) See fewer	Airplane! (1980)